Fahrplan

[ˈfaːɐ̯ˌplaːn]

/[ˈfaːɐ̯ˌplaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fahrplan” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,284. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,284
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Übersicht über die Fahrzeiten eines Verkehrsmittels

Corpus desk

Index DE-fahrplan · Fahrplan · German

Fahrplan · rank #14,284 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,284
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Expertise

Nearest frequency peer: Expertise (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Fahrplan“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Fahrplan“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Fahrplan vs Fahrpläne
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Fahrplan
PropertyValue
HeadwordFahrplan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaːɐ̯ˌplaːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,284
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fahrplan“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fahrplanliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Expertise“ (#14,283), „Fed“ (#14,285), „Erwärmung“ (#14,282). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fahrplan“ bei #14,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Fahrplan (IPA [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌplaːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,284 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Übersicht über die Fahrzeiten eines Verkehrsmittels".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fahrplan, with forms such as "afhrplan", "fahhrplan", and "fahprlan". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Fahrpläne", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Fahrplan, spelled F-A-H-R-P-L-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Übersicht über die Fahrzeiten eines Verkehrsmittels

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Fahrplan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Manchmal kann die Bahn ihren Fahrplan nicht einhalten.
  2. „Hinzu kommt, dass die Lokführer den Zug nach den langsamen Passagen stärker beschleunigen müssen, um den Fahrplan einzuhalten.“

This word in other languages

time table(English)horario(Español)horaire(Français)horário(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afhrplan
  • fahhrplan
  • fahprlan
  • fahrlpan
  • fahrpaln
  • fahrplann
  • fahrpllan
  • fahrplna
  • fahrpplan
  • fahrrplan
  • farhplan
  • ffahrplan
  • fharplan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fahrplan - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

afhrplan2fahhrplan1fahprlan2fahrlpan2fahrpaln2fahrplann1fahrpllan1fahrplna2
Edit distance from "Fahrplan"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fahrplan"?
"Fahrplan" is spelled F-A-H-R-P-L-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌplaːn].
What does "Fahrplan" mean?
As a noun, "Fahrplan" means: Übersicht über die Fahrzeiten eines Verkehrsmittels
What words are commonly confused with "Fahrplan"?
"Fahrplan" is commonly confused with "Fahrpläne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fahrplan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fahrplan" is [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌplaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fahrplan" come from?
"Fahrplan" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fahrplan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fernando#14,286erfüllte#14,280Ehrungen#14,274Früchten#14,297

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Expertise13 variantsErdbeeren13 variantsEinsatzes13 variantsbeschert13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list